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"Hurricane Katrina brought many days of struggle and sorrow; yet, we also witnessed extraordinary acts of courage and kindness." – President George W. Bush (Office of the Press Secretary – August 25, 2006).
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina blew onto U.S. soil and became the most costly and one of the most deadly natural disasters in U.S. history. Total property damage was estimated around $81 billion, and the devastation stretched from Florida to Texas, pummeling the Gulf Coast.
Federal disaster declarations covered 90,000 square miles of the United States, an area almost as large as the United Kingdom. The hurricane left an estimated three million people without electricity. Even today, the economic, environmental, political, legal and population impact to the region is substantial.
Let's also remember that many people "stepped up" during those frightening days. Today is a day to not only remember those who were lost, but to celebrate and thank the many brave people and unsung heroes that helped the Gulf Coast residents get through the chaos and rebuild afterwards.
Thank you to the men and women who worked diligently to evacuate the threatened areas before the storm arrived. Thank you to the first responders and good Samaritans that risked their lives during the storm to rescue those left behind. Thank you to the emergency crews and aid organizations that cared for those who lost so much in the storm. Thank you to our fellow Americans and those in other countries who donated so generously to help in the aftermath.
As we remember the victims and show gratitude to those who assisted before, during and after one of the worst natural disasters ever to ever hit the U.S., let us also celebrate the human spirit and our faith in each other as human beings.
Today, a lot of work still has to be done – "normal" will not come back to some Katrina-affected areas for many years to come. However, residents won't give up. They continue to rebuild, to dream, and to hope.
As President George W. Bush also noted on August 25, 2006, "Those days tested our Nation, and they revealed a resilience more powerful than any storm."
Remember that Katrina wasn't the first disaster, and it won't be the last. When tragedy strikes, you can make a difference by supporting aid agencies such as the Red Cross (www.redcross.org) with donations and time. We can all make a difference in each other's lives!
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On Saturday night, while the Wine Goddess put the finishing touches on her Italian wine-and-goodies basket for Lowell General Hospital's annual Sun Santa fund-raising drive, I left the house at 6 p.m. to present a wine-tasting seminar to 19 Cambodian Americans. They are young college professionals, some of whom have graduated and are working as nurses, software engineers and graphics artists. All participate in a leadership program run by the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association. The group meets each month with CMAA's Board of Directors, headed by President Kevin Coughlin, and work on personal, professional and community-building skills and initiatives.
On this night, Coughlin and directors Metrey Keo, Evan Horn, Vanna Howard and Arthur Ryan, deputy superintendent of the Lowell Police Department, joined in the fun.
My presentation, which was supposed to last one hour, turned into a 2-hour convivial adventure. It served two purposes: First, it was a surprise reward for the program paarticipants; and, second, it was another learning experience for them.
A private room at Lenzi's Mill House Restaurant was the perfect venue. White linens accented the tables, which glittered with six crystal wine and water glasses and two dinner plates at each seat. We'd be sampling four wines during a four-course meal, highlighted by Mike Lenzi's delicious chicken pot pie extravaganza.
I was excited. The tasters were fashionably dressed and remarkably curious about wine. Several men wore flattering bow ties. The women, well, let's just say they sparkled like Dom Perignom.
My goal was to introduce the group to two whites and two reds from four countries: New Zealand, France, United States (California), and Argentina. I wanted to emphasize the different aromatics, textures, styles and tastes of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.
I explained that not everyone would smell the same bouquet of 200 potential aromatics associated with wine or taste the same flavors. The palate is a personal preference to a large degree. However, I urged them to be bold in their evaluations and not to worry about what they felt or tasted from wine.
Check its color, I said. Are the whites clear, yellow straw or golden? Can you see through the reds? Is it the color of cranberry juice or inky and purple?
Smell what's in the glass. Is it flowers or fruit? What kind?
Take a sip. Are the tastes rich or bland? Flavors of citrus fruit, cherry or dark blackberry?
Now swallow. What's your mouth feeling? Is the texture light in the mouth, medium or heavy? Does the liquid cling to the tongue, evaporate quickly, or leave a nice, long, fullfilling flavor that says, ooh lala?
After each sampling the tasters recorded their reactions on a simple 5-point rating sheet, with 5 being the top score. The results are tabulated below.
One Wine Novice observation: From their reactions, Cambodians have great sensory skills for enjoying wine. Several men surprised me by picking up small and distinct tastes like coffee, chocolate and plum in the reds. As for the women, they were very adept at smelling the floral qualities of the whites and identifying the citrusy (acidic) flavors from fruity ones. One even picked up the subtle tangerine notes in the Sauvignon Blanc (A+).
At the conclusion, I gave them a special treat: We all tried a delicious a German Dr. Loosen medium dry Riesling that is a sumptuous match for any spicy Asian of Indian dish. They cooed in appreciation, and I think the Wine Novice picked up several new fans. Yet, it was my pleasure to spend a wonderful evening with these young leaders.We should all be proud of their ongoing contributions to our city and suburban communities and grateful to the people who are guiding them.
The tasting results:
1. 79.5 points, 2010 Mohua Sauvignon Blanc, New Zeland, $12.99 — A wonderful pairing with the blu cheese appetizer, the intense flavors of zesty lime, grapefruit and nectarine proved popular with a crowd bent on elegance.
2. 73 points, 2007 Jean Bousquet Cabernet Sauvignon, Argentina, $13.99 — A full-bodied red enlivened by plum jam and a black pepper finish. Interesting how the women rated this slightly higher (3.84 average) than did the men (3.72 average).
3. 62.3 points, 2010 Picket Fence Chardonnay, California, $15.99 — This creamy, buttery oaked Chardonnay proved confusing on the palate. It excelled with 6 tasters (4 or more points) but was panned by the vast majority.
4. 61 points, 2009 Joseph Douhin Laforet Burgogne Pinot Noir, France, $15.99 — The cherry nose was a hit, but the earthier, Old World style of a dry, lighter red did not resonate with a crowd that appreciated power and zest on the palate.
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What do you get when you cross a kilt-wearing bagpiper, some traditional Irish songs, Irish dancers, electric guitars, and a crowd full of jumping, screaming fans? The Dropkick Murphys. And in their latest CD/DVD LIVE ON LANSDOWNE, BOSTON MA, available today March 16th (just in time for St. Patrick's day), the band is at their finest. Studio recordings don't manage to capture the full spirit of a band such as the Dropkick Murphys. They feed off the energy in the crowd and pour that raucous enthusiasm into their music.
Their performance last year for St. Patrick's day was not a performance for band and spectators, but an experience for all. The fans are just as important in this experience as the band, shouting along the lyrics, clapping, pumping their fists in the air, and crowd surfing. During their performance of the ever popular "Kiss Me, I'm S&!%faced", the band even invites the ladies of the audience up onto the stage to sway and sing along.
The album's 20-song set list (including "Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya", "Fields of Athenry", "Tessie", "The Dirty Glass," and "(F)lannigan's Ball") is completely different from DKM's 2002 album Live On St. Patrick's Day From Boston MA but follows the same tradition. This album includes a special guest appearance by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones on DKM's platinum-selling single "Shipping Up to Boston."
Tomorrow wraps up DKM's seven shows in six days at Boston's House of Blues. In April they continue their tour in the UK, and then return to the US for the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN this June and the Vans Warped Tour in August. If you can't make it to any of the live dates and will miss out on the fun in person, this album is the next best thing. This is a group of talented musicians who seamlessly blend Celtic and punk genres and traditions into one of the most unique sounds you'll ever hear. Their energy is absolutely infectious. It isn't something you can listen to in the background as you wash the dishes and file your toenails. Live on Lansdowne shoves itself to the forefront and demands not only to be heard but to be experienced. You'll want to paint yourself green, shoot some whiskey, and jump around with your fist in the air.
If you're already a DKM fan, you'll want this for your collection. If you aren't a fan yet, this is the perfect album to get you properly introduced to this group of Celtic punk stars. Even if you've never heard the Dropkick Murphys before, you'll still find familiar tunes on the album. You'll find yourself singing along before the album has played all the way through even once. Irish or not, do yourself a St. Patty's day favor and pick up The Dropkick Murphys Live on Lansdowne, Boston, MA , raise a pint, and enjoy.
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By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman
Oh how I miss soap Christmases the way they used to be. Today, all soaps have been scrubbed of religion. This year only two of the four soaps — Days of Our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful — continued with at least some of the traditions that made the holiday a really special time to watch daytime drama.
On the soaps of old (actually, not even so old), every soap gathered its central families together at a family party. On cue, a leading cast member broke the fourth wall at the end of the holiday show to wish the cherished viewers: "From our family to your family … Merry Christmas." Thus viewers felt particularly bonded with their other "family" — their soap family.Plus, I really missed those Christmas traditions particular to each soap! Remember all those years Dr. Steve Hardy told the Christmas story to all the kids at the hospital on General Hospital? When Mike Bauer sang Christmas carols in the Bauer living room on Guiding Light? When all the characters of Passions, religious or not, turned out for one of Jim Reilly's crazy midnight Christmas Eve masses?
Well, it was mostly "Bah Humbug" to Christmas on half of our surviving soaps in 2012 – a most peculiar choice, given the medium's on-going race to stay in business. Instead of a gathering together en famille on Christmas week The Young and the Restless, Jack's son Kyle and business associates Phyllis and Neil staged an intervention for pill-popping Jack. Peter Bergman brilliantly fired all rockets in these scenes in which obstinate Jack managed to give in to no one. On General Hospital on Christmas Eve, surrogate mother Maxie had cramps and found out that she was indeed pregnant with Dante and Lulu's baby. Please oh please, tell me this wasn't supposed to be symbolic of another Christmas pregnancy.
Thankfully, Days and B&B celebrated Christmas the old fashion way. Days offered warm family gathering, and as they do every year, rolled out the Horton family ornaments engraved with character names. B&B assembled the Forresters in a lovely tribute to the recently deceased Stephanie, as Eric (the talented John McCook) beautifully played the piano. And indeed B&B honored the old soap tradition as executive producer Bradley Bell broke the fourth wall to wish the audience a good holiday at the end of the Christmas episode. It made me feel extra good. Happy holidays right back to everyone at B&B from Marlena!
The Young and the Restless: On an up note, however, how unexpected is it that mega-popular Steve Burton (formerly Jason on GH) is joining Y&R? He'll certainly bring many of his fans with him. I think the kind of role that's written for him (as yet undisclosed) should have a lot to do with the actor's success. Wouldn't it be interesting if his new character is on the right side of the law, unlike his unrepentant hitman Jason (nicknamed "The Borg" by the audience) on GH?


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Research In Motion (RIM) shipped 14 million smartphones last year, including a record high 4.4 million in the fourth quarter, the company said Wednesday.
The popular BlackBerry maker said it added about 2.18 million new BlackBerry subscribers in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended March 1, bringing total subscribers to just over 14 million.
The figures showed BlackBerry is not yet being impacted by credit and economic woes in the U.S. The company's fourth quarter revenue more than doubled compared to a year ago to US$1.88 billion as its net profit soared 120 percent to US$412.5 million.
"We did not see any evidence of a slowdown in our enterprise business outside of normal seasonal trends," said Jim Balsillie, co-CEO at RIM, in a conference call.
The results and a rosy outlook from the company sent its shares up 4.7 percent in after-market stock trading to US$121.25 per share.
RIM forecast its subscriber numbers will rise by 2.2 million in the current quarter, which ends May 31, and its revenue will rise to between US$2.23 billion and $2.30 billion, higher than the quarter reported on Wednesday.
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Disney has released a new clip, featurette, and provided us with an exclusive TV spot from director Andrew Stanton's John Carter. The film stars Taylor Kitsch as the eponymous hero, a Civil War veteran who's transported to the surface of the moon [Correction: Mars, not the moon. I personally blame Disney for removing "of Mars" from the title] and thrown into a new battle between warring tribes. This new clip and the featurette finally provide what I've been looking for in the story: scope. Even on my computer monitor, the film finally seems bigger with diverse settings and set pieces. I assume Disney held off on showing this stuff because the effects weren't completed, because this footage would have been worth the Super Bowl ad-time.
Hit the jump to check out the clip, the featurette, and an exclusive TV spot. The film also stars Lynn Collins, Mark Strong, Samantha Morton, Thomas Haden Church, and Willem Dafoe. John Carter opens in 3D on March 9th.
Here's the official synopsis for John Carter:
From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes "John Carter"–a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). "John Carter" is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
For more on the film including my set visit and on set interviews with the cast and Stanton, click here. Also, we just posted 95 high resolution images from the film here.
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*These variations are broken down further into different sub categories which include, Genre, Build (No of Pins), Capacity, Speed, Density and Dimensions which we are not listing on this page but can be found explained within the FAQ section on our website.
NON-ECC Memory – Who uses it:Non-ECC DIMM & SODIMM memory is the type that the vast majority of PCs and laptops use, this includes Personal Computers for home use and low end office Workstations. For the majority of systems being upgraded, you will never need to use ECC Memory.
ECC stands for Error-Correcting Code. ECC Unbuffered, ECC Registered, ECC Fully Buffered and ECC Load Reduced DIMMs are types of Ram Memory with a difference, Ram memory with ECC are able to identify and correct the most commonly occurring types of soft memory errors.
What ECC Memory stands for:
ECC Memory – Who uses it:Most of us won't have any need to come into contact with ECC RAM. It is used in Servers and high end Workstations by industries where they cannot allow data corruption to occur within their systems, e.g. the Government, Financial or Scientific sectors.
Potential errors caused by corrupted data are routinely located, checked and corrected by sending all data via the computer's memory bank register. This task takes extra clock cycle(s) (compared with Non-ECC memory) for the ECC memory to perform, but it is worth it, as hugely damaging mistakes for the types of companies that use them are eradicated.
In short, no, you can't.
Can I mix ECC Unbuffered, ECC Registered, ECC Fully Buffered, ECC Load Reduced and Non-ECC DIMMs / SODIMM's in my PC?
As a simple rule, each of these memory types are designed to work on their own as they are created to perform different functions.
There are some higher end Workstations and low end Servers where you can mix Non-ECC and ECC Unbuffered DIMMs, however certain performance aspects are affected (check our online configurator to see if this relates to your model if it does consult your user manual for further explanation or contact us).
The following is a guide as to when you are able to use Non-ECC and ECC Unbuffered DIMMs individually or in conjunction with one another in your system:
- Error Correcting not needed: - If you do not require the 'Error Correcting' function of the modules to operate as they should in your system, then you may be able to use Non-ECC alongside ECC Unbuffered DIMMs. The system will simply ignore the 'Error Correcting' aspect of the ECC Unbuffered DIMMs and it will act as if the memory didn't have it at all.
- Parity Checking not needed: - If you do not require the 'Parity Checking' function of the modules to operate as they should in your system, then you may be able to use ECC Unbuffered instead of ECC Registered DIMMs. The system will understand that the memory installed does not have the 'Parity Checking' aspect, however, you will still utilise the 'Error Correcting' aspect.
On some systems, you may be required to disable the 'Parity Checking' in the BIOS.
ECC Registered, ECC Fully Buffered and ECC Load Reduced DIMMs will only work on their own, if you install any of these modules together your system will not work or you will experience a wide range of performance issues.
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Nowadays, when producing bags containing high amounts of reclaim, most processors "bury" the scrap in the core layer of a multi-layer structure, and sandwich it with skin layers made primarily of virgin material. The problem with that method is that impurities originating from the scrap layer—such as gels and pins holes—tend to migrate or "leak" through all the layers of the structure, explains Mirek Planeta, the former president of the machine builder who now heads up the firm's R&D efforts. "In two- or three-layer coextrusion, when (the material exits) the die all of the layers are aligned, so any impurity will create a fault or defect in all the layers at the same time," Planeta explains.
Macro patented approach is to produce the bag from two separate films, which are blocked after they the exit die to prevent any gels or pin holes from aligning. This arrangement adds to the film strength because one film with the defect is essentially "covered" by the second film without the defect. The film is blocked so that the two layers act as one to prevent the gel or other defect from seeping through, Planeta notes.
This can be achieved by blocking a two-layer tube, or by extruding using a dual-orifice die to create two bubbles, thereby producing two separate films. It can be done with one or more extruders.
In trials at its plant in Mississauga, Ontario, Macro found film produced by this method showed an improvement in both tear strength and tensile strength. Macro trialed both blends of post-consumer scrap with virgin, as well as a structure in which both of the bubbles were made of 100% reclaimed consumer scrap structure (photo). Both cases showed no evidence or gel leakage or pin holes, Macro officials state.
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I'm betting we're going to see a lot of blowout score predictions this week, lol. The Chiefs are so inept it's beyond laughable but games like this scare me to death. Great teams find a way to put teams away, and the Steelers better get up early and often and step on their throats right from the beginning.
You give a team like this a little confidence it can spell trouble.
I'll go with something like...
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Revisiting as an adult! I mean I was 26 when i first visited the forum, but now I'm 37. This was a bad financial year, with a diabetic cat, new house purchase, and a huge 401k problem with my company. Point being, I gave almost nothing away for Xmas, and felt terrible. But people still saw fit to send or gift me things, which was incredible. I am very happy.
Anyway on to the goods:
- box of brownies (boss)
- $100 amazon gift card (boss)
- $50 amazon gift card (mother in law)
- Serving tray, 4 piece fine glassware, wooden bottle opener for bar area (mother in law's neighbors)
- $100 in Apple gift cards (wife)
- $15 panera gift card (wife)
- 2lb of Chukar Cherries chocolate covered pecans (best friend)
- bass guitar picks, Guns Germs and Steel book, plastic stirring implement (sister)
- new Roku for my office TV (sis in law)
- $50 gift card to a Thai place, some chocolates (wifes old boss and her husband)
- $30 Costco gift card, some toffee pretzels (wife's boss' family)
- new WW2 USS Indianapolis book (guitarist)
I am incredibly fortunate to have friends and a boss that pick me up in this difficult year.


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Not being a lovely lady in a state of semi-undress, I did not expect to ever make an appearance in FHM. And yet, there I am, in FHM India, interviewed about my editing duties for Rovolt Entertainment's Legends of Aveon 9 title.
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I've been fortunate enough to be interviewed by a number of India-based publications in the press blitz surrounding the release of Aveon 9, including the Times of India, which can be found here:
I've also written a travel story for Air India magazine, illustrated by the supremely talented Abhishek Malsuni, artist of Aveon 9. I'll try to post a link for that when it's available.


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In China, a girl who doesn't finish her rice may be told that each uneaten grain represents a pockmark on the face of her future husband. Indian babies taste their first solid food—a mixture of basmati and ghee—at the Hindu rice-eating ceremony. In China and Japan, you ask, "Have you had your rice?" as a way of saying, "How are you?"
Rice is a labor-intensive grain from two species of cereal grass, Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima. It grows mostly in semitropical and tropical climates, on terraced hillsides that are manually flooded with water. The shallow puddles in these rice paddies prevent weeds from growing but must be drained before harvest. More humans eat rice than possibly any other food on the planet. Despite there being over 100,000 varieties, many people just rely on plain white long-grain rice like Uncle Ben's". Here's our guide to different types of rice, cooking methods, and some less familiar varieties we like.
Types of Rice
Short-grain rice is round and fat, about as long as it is wide. It gets sticky and viscous because of its high starch content and must be rinsed before cooking. Short-grain sushi rice should be soaked before cooking, too. Besides sushi, it's used for Chinese rice porridge called jook. Some varieties of short-grain rice are used for paella and risotto.
Medium-grain rice is two to three times longer than its width. It's firmer than short-grain rice, but is sticky and has a tendency to clump together when it cools. It's great for serving with stir-fries or for making risotto and paella.
Long-grain rice is four to five times longer than its width. Because it has very low starch content, the grains are fluffy and dry, and remain separate when cooked. It's an excellent base for saucy foods and is the rice of choice for rice-based casseroles like Indian biryani or pilafs.
Sticky rice, also known as sweet rice or glutinous rice, is a short-grain rice that must be soaked and steamed rather than boiled, or it will fall apart. In northern Thailand and Laos, where it's widely consumed, sticky rice is rolled into balls and then dipped in savory sauces, or sweetened and served as a chewy dessert.
Aromatic rice can be either long or medium grain, and contains high concentrations of naturally occurring chemical compounds that create pungent fragrances. Examples include Indian basmati and Thai jasmine rice.
Rice-Processing Methods
Terms like brown, white, and instant refer not to the type of rice but to the method by which the rice has been processed before it's sold.
Brown rice: Rice in its most natural form, brown rice is grain that's undergone very little or no milling. Its nutritious, nutty-tasting outer layer of germ and bran are left intact, so it appears light brown and requires longer cooking times. All types of rice have a "brown" (that is, unprocessed, whole grain) form.
White rice (or polished rice): White rice has its germ and bran layers removed in the milling process, and the grain beneath has been "polished" by tiny wire brushes.
Wild rice: Despite its name, wild rice is not technically a rice, but rather the whole grain of a cool-climate-dwelling marsh grass native to North America.
Instant rice (or quick-cooking rice): This is white rice that's been precooked and then dehydrated. It can be recooked in boiling water in about five minutes.
Parboiled (or converted rice): Parboiling is a common way of processing rice in South Asia. The rice is boiled in its husk, then dried and milled into white rice. Parboiling makes rice more nutritious (because nutrients from the germ and bran diffuse into the grain), gives the rice a nuttier flavor, but causes it to require longer cooking times than nonparboiled rice.
Rice We Like
Carolina gold: This long-grain rice, which has a sweet, buttery taste and is originally from Madagascar, was one of the first New World crops, introduced in the Carolina Territory in 1685 and farmed by slaves. It nearly went extinct until a Savannah, Georgia-based eye surgeon recovered some seeds in the 1980s and promoted its cultivation. Cook it using the basic boiling method, then try adding bacon, ham, scallions, and tomatoes.
Jasmine rice: This long-grain, aromatic rice from Thailand will make your house smell like a combination of flowers and popcorn when you cook it. Cook using the basic boiling method, then serve as an accompaniment to Asian foods like curries and stir-fries. Or do as Ilene Rosen of New York City's City Bakery does and make a pilaf out of brown jasmine rice, radishes, toasted pistachios, chopped parsley, and mint.
Basmati rice: This savory-smelling aromatic long-grain rice grows in the foothills of the Himalayas and is the favored rice in India. Cook using the basic boiling method and serve with sauce-heavy curries. Or try our recipe for Persian-Style Rice with Saffron and Lentils.
Carnaroli rice: This short-grain rice is creamier and less sticky when cooked than Arborio rice, so it is the choice of many for making risotto. Cook using the risotto method. Try our recipe for Wild Mushroom Risotto.
Sushi rice: After washing and soaking this short-grain rice, cook using the basic boiling method. Once the rice is cooked, season and then cool it by fanning it. You may want to skip the labor-intensive process of making hand rolls or nigiri and instead make chirashi sushi: In a bowl, top cooked rice with raw fish, sliced lotus root, and nori, and serve.
Chinese black rice: Legend has it that this nutty medium-grain rice, also known as forbidden rice, was reserved for the emperors of ancient China. Cook using the basic boiling method. Good on its own, or in a rice salad (it turns purple when cooked) with edamame, toasted white sesame seeds, and a tamari and vinegar dressing.
Bhutanese red rice: Cook this medium-grain rice from the eastern Himalayas using the basic boiling method. Add dried figs, toasted pine nuts, and chopped scallions for a rice salad, or cook the rice in stock, finish with melted butter, and serve as a complement to wild mushrooms or gamy meats.
Kalijira rice: This tiny long-grain rice from Bangladesh is also called baby basmati because it's like a miniature version of the better-known aromatic. Cook using the basic boiling method or the pilaf method. It makes an excellent biryani.
Bomba: A short-grain rice grown in Spain, bomba is considered the best variety to use when making paella. Cooked similarly to pilaf, paella is made in a cast-iron pan, a paella pan, or any large, shallow pan that's oven safe—not a pot. After the liquid is added and the rice is cooked on the stovetop, seared meat, fish, and/or shellfish is added, and the mixture is cooked uncovered in an oven, over a grill, or on an open fire.


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We know, we know; we're going through tissues like crazy here too. But if you go to Page 3's front page, it automatically redirects you to Page 2. (You can even try this using any random old Page 3 story.)
We find this extremely sad, not because Page 3 is gone, but because we never got to say goodbye. Where will be without ... um ... well ... what is it they did again? Anybody who might know anything about this is encouraged to let us know at firstname.lastname@example.com. Because we can't accept that it's gone. Hell, we were just checking it ... er ... a few weeks ago! It's like we were just there!
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Yosef Kleinman, 82, Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor, is among the few remaining to give a first-hand testimony of the atrocities of the Holocaust. On Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day Kleinman bestows his legacy to younger generations.
Yosef Kleinman, arrested by the Germans in the Carpathian Mountains region in Hungary in 1944 at the age of 14, was imprisoned in Auschwitz-Birkenau with his parents, 11 year-old sister and 15 year-old brother. "When I was inspected for selection, the German officer hesitated where to send me because of my age. He finally selected me for work. That was the last time I saw my parents and sister – there at the Auschwitz train station." Kleinman and his brother were selected for work while the rest of the family selected for immediate death. "We were in a group of 3,000 youths that summer in Auschwitz. Dr. Mengele exterminated 1,000 of us at Rosh Hashanah and another 1,000 on the Eve of Yom Kippur. We had to get out!"
With great ingenuity and a good dose of luck Kleinman and his brother managed to sneak out on a transport to Landsberg-Kaufering camps near Dachau where they were force-labored to build shell-proof bunkers to serve the Luftwaffe for a secret Messerschmitt ME-262 twin jet fighter plane development project. "Our dream was to get work. We thought that working would guarantee our lives. But conditions were terrible. There was no hot water to wash and the cement stuck to our faces. I did my best to clean myself and preserve my self-dignity. Eventually the camp was turned into a camp for the sick and dying and my brother and I both became sick, but we knew that whoever lay down sick would never get up." Symbolically inline with the theme of this year's Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day – 'My Brother's Keeper': "I survived thanks to my brother. He wouldn't let me give up hope. I was one of the youngest in the camp. We were lucky. We were very alert and agile and took advantage of opportunities." Liberated from Kaufering by Americans in April 1945 the Kleinman brothers became refugees wandering through Italy carrying passports marked 'political prisoner'.
The Kleinmans were able to board the "Four Freedoms" illegal immigration (Ha'apala – Hebrew: ascension) boat from Bocca di Magra, Italy, to Palestine in August 1946, carrying nothing more than a worn rucksack with a few personal belongings. Boarding took place under the cover of darkness in order not to be discovered as 1,024 Holocaust survivors were taxied out to sea on a small motor boat to climb aboard the "Four Freedoms" on a rope-ladder. The British Navy intercepted the boat, named for Roosevelt's famous "Four Freedoms" speech, after eleven days at sea, just 30 miles off the coast of Tel-Aviv. Passengers put up a tough fight that lasted three hours but were finally defeated. The Kleinmans were imprisoned for six months in Cyprus, before finally arriving to Palestine, only to be imprisoned once again by the British in the Atlit detainee camp, established to prevent Jewish refugees from entering Palestine. After one month they were freed to begin a new life.
In 1961 Yosef Kleinman was one of 110 witnesses to testify on behalf of the prosecution in the Jerusalem trial that condemned Adolf Eichman, to death by hanging (Nazi Lieutenant Colonel in charge of mass deportation of Jews to ghettos and extermination camps in German-occupied Eastern Europe, captured by Mossad agents in Argentina in 1960).
Yosef Kleinman will never forget. He is wholly immersed in the events that shook his life and the lives of millions of Jews throughout Europe. He seizes every opportunity to tell his personal story so that others will never forget. On the eve of Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day Kleinman speaks before the congregation of Bereshit (Hebrew: Genesis) Synagogue in the town of Bet-Shemesh, focusing his attention to the youth in the audience, many of who have visited the concentration camps in Europe.
Kleinman is afforded a great honor in laying a flower wreath on behalf of survivors of Dachau-Kaufering-Landsberg at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in the main Wreath-Laying Ceremony on Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day in the presence of President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and many other dignitaries, accompanied by, and taking great pride in, his IDF-serving grandson.


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It might not be immediately obvious from his name, but Mike Havenaar represents one of Japan's most valuable attacking assets as they enter the final stage of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. It is the latest step in an unorthodox career for the son of Dutch immigrants now plying his trade in his parents' homeland.
In 1986, Dutch goalkeeper Dido Havenaar left ADO Den Haag to try his hand at the Japan Soccer League. The Land of the Rising Sun was not renowned for attracting foreign players – especially Europeans – at the time, but at 29 years of age, Havenaar embraced his role of footballing pioneer, settling in Hiroshima with his wife, a former national heptathlon champion.
Their son was born the following year, on 20 May 1987, and seven years down the line, the family became naturalised Japanese citizens.
"I really like Arnhem as a city, and it took just six months for me to feel at home here, but Japan is where my roots are," said the tall striker toFIFA.com, fresh from Vitesse Arnhem's recent success in a play-off for a place in next season's UEFA Europa League.
With his father currently coaching goalkeepers at Shimizu S-Pulse and his younger brother performing in central defence for Nagoya Grampus' youth team and the national U-17 side, Japanese football has become a veritable family affair for the Havenaars.
We're better than we were, and we're still improving. I'll say it again, we're looking more solid with every passing match.
Since 2005, Havenaar, who netted five goals in the Eredivisie this season, has played at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level before being called up to the senior Japan squad by national coach Alberto Zaccheroni in September 2011 for a FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Korea DPR.
The following month, he recorded his first goal in a Japan jersey against Tajikistan. But having made just 17 appearances in the Dutch top flight thus far, the forward - who signed from Japanese second-division outfit Ventforet Kofu, for whom he scored 20 goals in 30 matches - is still undergoing an apprenticeship in European football.
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"The intensity involved in winning the ball and the speed of the game have been the two areas where I've had to adapt the most," he said. "To get better, I still need to work on those aspects of my game. Football is really quite different here, and it takes time to adjust. I'd hoped to play more often and score more goals," continued the frontman.
"I've still got work to do to get to where I'd like to be," he explained. "Playing professional football was always a dream and ambition of mine. It goes without saying that it was something I always wanted to do."
How much of a factor is paternal influence? "It isn't at all, really – my dad doesn't play an important part in my career choices. We often talk about football, but I wouldn't say he has a particular influence over me," replied Havenaar junior.
Forging a successful career in his parents' native continent is very important to the Vitesse player, however. He knows that his height will be a major advantage when it comes to achieving that goal, but that in Europe more diverse skills are required. "The fact that I'm tall isn't everything, because I still have lots of things to work on in order to establish myself in Europe. I'm aware of that, and I know what I need to focus on," he said.
Australian obstacle
The Samurai Blue's qualifying campaign for Brazil 2014 should enable Havenaar to continue to develop and mature as a player. He views Italian coach Zaccheroni as the ideal man to oversee that career progression "He's the coach that Japan needed," said the rangy target man.
"His tactical approach suits the way we want to play the game. He brings a huge amount to the team. With him in charge, we've got better and better with each game; I really do think that we needed a foreign coach to compete with the top European and South American nations," he continued.
Havenaar is clearly optimistic that Japan can book a place at FIFA's flagship tournament in two years' time, even though a significant hurdle awaits them in Group B of the final round of Asian qualifying. "Australia are a good team and will make it difficult for us," he said.
"But we've beaten them in the past and we can do it again. We're better than we were, and we're still improving. I'll say it again, we're looking more solid with every passing match," he concluded in a calm and confident tone. Having made his mark in Japan and the Netherlands, Havenaar is now hopeful of doing the same in Brazil.


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Frontier markets have been gaining attention from market watchers and investors alike in recent months.
The MSCI Frontier Markets Index has outperformed its developed and emerging market counterparts so far this year, as investors have been searching for growth and bargains in a slow-growing world where most major asset classes appear fully valued.
However, despite frontier markets' increasing popularity, many investors are approaching frontier stocks too narrowly, viewing them as a subset of their emerging markets' allocation and selling off part of their emerging market equities' exposure to gain access to the frontier.
As my colleague Kurt Reiman and I write in our new Market Perspectives paper, "Investing on the Frontier," frontier markets should not be lumped in with emerging markets and instead, they should be viewed as a separate asset class, a view I've been advocating for a while. As we write in our new paper, there are three reasons why investors should now consider having a portfolio allocation, albeit a small one, to frontier markets over the long term, while maintaining their exposures to developed and emerging markets.
The potential diversification benefit. Two to three decades ago, when emerging markets were at an earlier stage of development, their stocks weren't that correlated with those developed markets. However, over the last 25 years or so, emerging markets have become more global. As a result, stocks in emerging markets like China and Brazil now actually have a high correlation with U.S. and European equities, meaning they all tend to move in the same direction.
Most of the countries that dominate frontier markets, on the other hand, are very locally oriented. They're local banks and agriculture companies that are very tied to the local economy. This means that frontier market stocks have a lower correlation with other equity markets than emerging market equities. In short, with frontier markets, you're potentially getting back a little bit of that lost diversification benefit that you used to get from investing in emerging markets.
Lower volatility. Equities, in general, come with a lot of volatility and frontier markets are no exception. Still, on a relative basis the volatility of frontier markets has historically been lower than you might expect. Because frontier market stocks are less correlated with each other compared with the correlation between equities of various emerging markets, frontier market stocks' volatility has historically been below that of emerging markets. As such, frontier markets have, at least historically, helped provide upside potential for even conservative-leaning portfolios.
Faster growth. Frontier market economies seem poised to grow faster than both developed market and emerging market economies over the next few decades. This is partly thanks to frontier countries' generally better demographics. Unlike emerging markets, based on United Nations data, frontier markets universally have young, growing populations, which, over the long term, are mostly good for economic growth.
In addition, frontier market countries are in a very early stage of growing per capita income. The advantage of being in an early stage is that it's easy to catch up— frontier countries can basically adopt technology from more established markets and use it to accelerate their growth rates.
However, while there is a strong case for embracing the frontier, it's important to recognize that markets in the so-called "pre-emerging" world are not without significant risks. Not only do you have the same risks you'd have with any developed and emerging market, but there also are a number of risks specific to the frontier.
There is a higher risk of political turmoil in frontier market countries, of course. Plus given that frontier markets are at relatively early stages of development, particularly with respect to their financial markets, they offer limited liquidity. The high concentration of financial stocks in frontier markets also means that these markets could be hurt if there is a global banking sector downturn. Finally, frontier markets also could suffer if investors regain enthusiasm for emerging markets.
To be sure, given frontier markets' strong showing in recent years, many investors are wondering whether they should still consider investing in the frontier, especially considering the risks mentioned above.
My take: It's certainly true that frontier markets have had a big run this year and they're not without their risks, but their diversification benefits, lower volatility and growth potential warrant their inclusion as a long-term strategic holding in most portfolios, with one caveat. Given that the asset class is now closer to being fully valued, investors may want to use techniques like dollar cost averaging to slowly gain exposure to frontier stocks.
Sources: BlackRock, Bloomberg
Russ Koesterich, CFA, is the Chief Investment Strategist for BlackRock and iShares Chief Global Investment Strategist. He is a regular contributor to The Blog.
Diversification and asset allocation may not protect against market risk or loss of principal. International investing involves risks, including risks related to foreign currency, limited liquidity, less government regulation and the possibility of substantial volatility due to adverse political, economic or other developments. These risks often are heightened for investments in emerging/ developing markets or in concentrations of single countries. Frontier markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors and may be subject to a greater risk of loss than investments in more developed and emerging markets.


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Anthonys status is a major concern for a Knicks team in search of their second victory over Miami this season. New York relies on Anthonys ability to shoot from the 3-point line, break down the opposition off the dribble, and work in the post while playing the power forward position.
James and Anthony will not necessarily defend each other on every possession but for a majority of the game, the two friends will be highlighted one-on-one. Miamis MVP, Finals MVP, and Sportsman of the Year is an absolute beast in the open floor. James will attack in transition and in the halfcourt with a strong first step. Anthony and the Knicks interior defense must keep James out of the paint and off the free throw line.
If New York can turn James into a jump shooter for a majority of the contest, the team will have a chance at limiting his impact and force Dwyane Wade and the other scorers to make plays on the offensive side of the floor.
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VIDEO DOWNLOAD - Erik Watts Shoot Interview
Finally his story can be told... Erik Watts provides a lifetime of stories from selling programs as a kid for his father in Mid-South Wrestling to working for WCW and TNA. This is a history lesson and incredible insight from someone that truly has seen so much growing up on the inside of wrestling.
Very few people in the wrestling industry have experiences as diverse and unique as Erik Watts. His hall of fame father "Cowboy" Bill Watts was the life-blood of Mid-South Wrestling and later ran WCW, so after being a star athlete at the collegiate level it was only natural that Erik join in the family business. At least it seemed like a good idea at the time.
With his famous father running WCW, Erik was immediately positioned for stardom and outcries of favoritism and nepotism followed Erik from day one. He talks at great length about the pressures he faced breaking into the business and talks about all his experiences in early 90's WCW. Who was most the helpful to the rookie and who was most the resentful. He passionately answers his critics point-by-point and gives his thoughts on not only his career but the entire wrestling business. And he's got some news for anyone who thinks the promoter's son had an easy ride. How hard did Paul Orndorff make him fight for his first win? What's the real story on the behind the scenes fight between him and Ravishing Rick Rude? Why did he knock Beautiful Bobby Eaton out cold in the middle of a match?! And how was it Bobby's idea?! Every top star from WCW is talked about including Sting, Ric Flair, DDP, Steve Austin and more.
But Watts travelled to WWF too, as one-half of Tekno Team 2000, a preposteros cibernetic tag-team from the future. How much did Watts hate the gimmick? How much did those outfits cost? And whose hare-brained idea was it anyway?
Just when his career seemed over, Watts reinvented himself as a top star during the early days of TNA. The outspoken, honest and insightful Erik Watts talks in depth about the Jarretts, Russo, the challenges TNA faced then and the challenges they face now.
Erik Watts is one of the most insightful interviews we have ever done. He talks about the bond between second generation wrestlers and the kinship he's felt with guys like Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes. He talks about working under Dusty Rhodes and comparisons between Dusty and his father. He talks extensively about his father's booking philosophies, the nature of episodic wrestling television and all the ways that today's product comes up short.
And if you are a fan of Mid-South Wrestling, there are plenty of stories about all the top stars from that era like Junkyard Dog, Dick Murdoch, Hacksaw Duggan, Jim Cornette, Steve Dr. Death Williams and more.
He has been in the ring and behind the scenes with virtually all of wrestling's most famous personalities of the last 25 years. He's wrestled Liger and Chono. He's partied on the road with Raven. He's told Vince McMahon to his face exactly what he is doing wrong. As a kid he even brought Andre the Giant to show-and-tell. You may think you know Erik Watts but truly you have no idea until you see the Erik Watts interview!
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The international animal protection organization Animal Equality publishes today the findings of an investigation into a French duck farm which supplies foie gras to Euralis, the largest producer in the world. Euralis owns brands 'Rougie' and 'Montfort' that are sold across Europe. Euralis also produces foie gras in Canada and sells this product throughout the U.S. under the brand 'Rougie.'
A new Animal Equality investigation exposes cruel scenes of animal suffering at Caracierzos farm, which is the second largest producer and distributor of foie gras in Spain. Caracierzos SL supplies Collverd and Martiko: Collverd commercialises foie gras on a national scale in shops and restaurants. The company also exports to France, Holland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and China. The Director of Collverd is Jordi Terol, who is also Vice-President of Eurofoiegras (the European Committee for the foie gras industry).
Animal Equality presents a shocking new undercover investigation into the foie gras industry in the EU. Animal Equality investigators visited 4 'traditional' farms located in the south west of France and 5 farms in Catalonia, Spain.
In each one of the farms visited, Animal Equality documented shocking scenes of physical violence and psychological suffering.
Olga Posse, the Owner of the foie gras farm 'Momotegui' admits that she kills the animals without stunning them. This way the animals will bleed to death much faster, as they are moving around and flapping their wings. Olga has stated that this process makes the foie gras, which is sold in Mugaritz, "higher quality".
Animal Equality has documented the entire process of production of foie gras farms in Catalonia, from when the ducklings arrive from French hatcheries only a few hours old, to where they are subjected to the force-feeding process and finally killed. We ask for the immediate closure of these operations, aswell as a prohibition of the production, supply and sale of foie gras in Spain.
To be sent to: Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy.
The production of foie gras has been banned in Argentina, Austria, California (USA), Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Holland, Italy, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey. The only European Union countries where it is permitted are Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Hungary and Spain.
Now is the time to move forward, show our respect for animals and ban this abhorrent practice. And you can make a difference.
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"The struggle of the ducks to survive was something that could also be heard. The sound of their pounding feet against the metal was overwhelming. Its intensity was gradually reduced, from a great racket to a slight tinkling noise, as the animals slowly died.
I witnessed something: the kernels sprung from the crops of the ducks at the time that they were stabbed to death. The animals were literally saturated with the food that they had been forced to swallow. The scene was pretty nasty, as the corn was mixed with blood that was splattered on the walls and floor, forming a strange mixture."
— July, 26th 2011. Induànec, Bescanó (Girona).
Diary of the investigator.
Each time we enter a farm, slaughterhouse or circus, we find the same things - frightened and helpless animals who are victims of exploitation. Learn about the vital work that our Research Team carries out.Read more
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ESA campaign leads the way for future monitoring of the Earth's vegetation
A novel measuring technique that has the potential to map photosynthesis on a global scale from space proves possible, as the results from last year's intensive SEN2FLEX campaign are reviewed at a recent workshop. Results from the campaign also realised important definitions for the Sentinel-2 mission, as well as feedback to aid the management of Europe's water resources.
As its name suggests, the airborne SEN2FLEX (SENtinel-2 and FLuorescence EXperiment) campaign, which was carried out at the Barrax test site near Albacete in Spain between May and July 2005, involved more than one objective. The Fluorescence Experiment set out to observe solar induced fluorescence signals over different vegetation types to verify that the signal could be observed from space by a potential mission to monitor global photosynthesis. The 'SEN2' part of the campaign was to provide feedback about the optimal multispectral configuration for the Sentinel-2 mission, currently being defined under the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) initiative. Thirdly, (although not indicated in the name of the campaign) it was to provide feedback on Earth Observation data requirements necessary to fulfil the European Union Water Policy Directive within GMES.
After more than a year of analysis, scientists gathered at a dedicated workshop held ESA-ESTEC in the Netherlands on 30-31 October to present the very encouraging results of this multi-faceted campaign that is helping pave the way for future Earth Observation missions.
José Moreno from the University of Valencia in Spain, coordinator of the SEN2FLEX campaign, stated that, "Despite the complexity of such a large campaign with multiple objectives, the obtained results can be qualified as excellent in the three areas. Firstly, detection, quantification and exploitation of the spatial variability in fluorescence response of vegetation under varying solar illumination. Secondly, improved definition of spectral and radiometric requirements to optimally derive soil and vegetation products from Sentinel-2 simulated data, and thirdly, evaluation of new Earth Observation techniques for monitoring water resources and improved water management, with the development of techniques that are now in fact used operationally by water management authorities in areas suffering water deficit. Moreover, the large database acquired during the SEN2FLEX experiment remains available for future studies."
The SEN2FLEX campaign provided the opportunity to carry out a historical first as it was the first time that measurements of fluorescence had been acquired by a new instrument called AIRFLEX. Solar induced fluorescence emitted by vegetation is an indicator that relates directly to photosynthetic activity. This occurs when part of the sunlight absorbed by chlorophyll in plants is re-emitted at longer wavelengths as fluorescence. However, the fluorescence signal is very weak. Although it has been routinely used in laboratories to study photosynthetic activity, until the campaign was carried out last year, it had never been measured on a large-scale. Measuring fluorescence from space would provide a direct measurement of the vegetation's ability to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide, which, if mapped at global scales, would lead to greatly improving our understanding of the carbon cycle and climate change.
Developed under ESA contract by the Fluorescence and Remote Sensing Team from the LMD (Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique) in Paris and led by Ismael Moya, the AIRFLEX instrument allows the chlorophyll fluorescence emission to be measured in two spectral bands simultaneously - at 687 and 760 nm. The instrument was installed on a DLR Caravan plane and flown several times in the same conditions to prove that the fluorescence signals were highly reproducible. The spectral fluorescence signature was used to map the evolution of growth for different vegetation types. The instrument was also flown at various altitudes to ensure that the different atmospheric conditions could be corrected for appropriately. The results proved very rewarding, as for the first time, it was possible to see how the fluorescence signal, measured from an airborne platform, varies with the vegetation.
Ismael Moya pointed out that, "Results of the campaign can easily be extrapolated for the detection from a satellite platform. There is now no doubt that fluorescence could be accurately measured in spite of its weakness. It is expected that this demonstration will provide positive feed-back to the scientific community to stimulate field research for a better understanding of fluorescence variations under natural outdoor conditions."
Since the SEN2FLEX campaign was carried out, a candidate Earth Explorer mission called FLEX was one of the missions selected within ESA's Living Planet Programme to undergo further study in May this year. The main aim of the mission is global remote sensing of photosynthesis through the measurement of fluorescence. Needless to say, SEN2FLEX proves very opportune in helping with the definition of this potential new Earth Explorer mission.
In addition to the AIRFLEX instrument, the campaign aircraft was also equipped with a hyperspectral sensor called Compact Airborne Spectral Imager-3 (CASI-3) that operates in the visible to near-infrared and a sensor called Airborne Hyperspectral Scanner (AHS) to provide complementary measurements into the shortwave infrared and thermal infrared. During the campaign flights these instruments were used to collect data to help evaluate the potential spectral configurations for the Sentinel-2 mission, which is one of the Earth Observation missions currently being defined under GMES.
Results presented at the workshop show that the campaign successfully acquired the simulation of Sentinel-2 products using different spatial, spectral and temporal coverage sensor configurations, thereby taking the development of the multi-spectral imager that will be carried on the satellite one step further.
The campaign was also successful in providing data on water fluxes from vegetation and soil moisture, demonstrating some practical contributions to the European Union's Water Framework Directive, which aims to help protect and manage Europe's precious water supplies. Currently satellite imagery is already being used for purposes such as deciding on appropriate amounts of irrigation. This is set to improve further with the development of the operational Sentinel-2 mission.
The datasets acquired by the campaign are crucial, not only for developing the usefulness of new technologies, but also for realising future space missions that will help us learn more about our planet, and on a very practical level, provide accurate information so that we can better protect our environment.


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Single Muscle Fiber Function with Aging and Exercise
The main focus of this research is to gain a better understanding of the alterations in skeletal muscle with aging and resistance training. We have found that older men and women do respond in a positive manner at the cell level to resistance training. However, the cellular adaptations are different compared to young individuals that are subjected to the same exercise stress. We have also expanded this area into examining the aerobic exercise responses and the effect this different exercise stimulus might have at the cellular level in reversing sarcopenia in older women and men.
Regulation of Exercise Adaptations by Cyclooxygenase
The enzyme cyclooxygenase appears to play a major role in the regulation of skeletal muscle and tendon adaptations to exercise. Common over-the-counter drugs like Acetaminophen (Tylenol) and Ibuprofen (Advil) block this enzyme and alter the short-term responses and chronic adaptations to exercise. This research has two important implications: 1) Understanding how drugs consumed by millions of people around the world daily, many of them older individuals, may interfere with or enhance the body's adaptations to exercise, and 2) Expanding our understanding on the cellular regulation of how the body adapts to exercise. For further information click here.
Muscle Genetics and Aging
This area of research is aimed at understanding the genetic triggers that regulate muscle growth and atrophy in aging muscle. In particular, we are interested in the gene expression of key biomarkers at rest and in response to acute and chronic exercise. This evolving area of research has resulted in several publications and continues to add insight into the molecular regulation of muscle adaptation. In addition to our targeted gene approach, we have recently completed studies examining the entire human genome in response to acute and chronic exercise training in the young and old. We have defined a new method to complete these genome-wide analyses on isolated human muscle fibers, allowing for a muscle fiber-type specific approach to genetic studies in human muscle adaptation.


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Today's giveaway is courtesy of Oia Jules, one of my new favorite Etsy sellers! I am the proud owner of two of their handmade bracelets and can't wait to purchase a few more to stack on my arms and make little kid Keiko proud.
One lucky winner will be chosen randomly to receive any leather and chain wrap bracelet of their choice. To enter, simply visit Oia Jules and leave a comment below with a link to the wrap bracelet of your choice. Make sure to check them all out - they come in many different color options!
Entries will be accepted until March 2nd, 6PM EST. A winner will be chosen and announced in this post.
The winner is Bri.


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Following on from my previous post about Titus Welliver wearing Oakley Holbrook sunglasses in Transformers: Age of Extinction, we have noticed that Stanley Tucci (that guy with the teeth from Hunger Games…), who stars as Joshua, is wearing a rather retro looking prescription frame.
Unfortunately after searching our database of products we're unable to ID them. Take a look at the glasses worn by Stanley below.
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Unfortunately we do not stock Mykita at this time, but we feel this Antares frame is quite similar and worth checking out.


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